Baptized !!!

Nathan decided to ask to be baptized while he was home from school this summer. Here are a few pictures for those who couldn't make it Sunday.

 We were only missing Stéphane, Hanna and Noah.

Mélanie's Baptism

Three young people were baptized in our church on June 28th. The church was packed with family and friends. We had a BBQ lunch for everyone afterwards and I think everyone stayed! A beautiful day.

These sisters drove 3 hours Saturday night to surprise Mélanie.

Mélanie invited her school friends and teachers.

Laura practicing her babysitting skills.

The beach on the English Channel for Easter!!!!

Our church joined with several other churches in the Lille area for a weekend retreat at the beach. This is exciting for several reasons. For the children of course, the beach was the main draw. For us, it is a great chance to fellowship with Christian friends we don't see very often, and also to have an Easter Sunday service that was standing room only! (I am exaggerating a bit here!)

I had checked the weather forecast before leaving and didn't really think we would enjoy the beach much, but as the pictures show, we didn't let the cool weather stop us.

Sand castle contest winner (everybody won something)

I didn't try the water, but it didn't look very warm!!!

The last evening we had a talent show (most of the "talent" was hilarious) where the public was supposed to all be bedouins. Some of us took this more seriously than others!